Predictors and Trend in Attendance for Breast Cancer Screening in Lithuania, 2006–2014
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristic | Study Years | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006 (n = 345) | 2008 (n = 363) | 2010 (n = 451) | 2012 (n = 393) | 2014 (n = 386) | |
Education | |||||
Low | 41.4 | 36.9 | 35.9 | 37.2 | 35.5 |
Intermediate | 36.5 | 39.7 | 37.3 | 38.7 | 36.3 |
High | 22.0 | 23.4 | 26.8 | 24.2 | 24.2 |
Place of residence | |||||
Cities | 46.3 | 53.4 | 40.1 | 41.7 | 46.1 |
Towns | 35.1 | 30.3 | 28.2 | 31.8 | 32.1 |
Villages | 18.6 | 16.3 | 31.7 | 26.5 | 21.8 |
Marital status | |||||
Married | 62.3 | 61.5 | 65.1 | 62.1 | 64.0 |
Unmarried | 37.7 | 38.5 | 34.9 | 37.9 | 36.0 |
Ethnicity | |||||
Lithuanian | 83.13 | 85.2 | 87.4 | 84.3 | 88.7 |
Others | 16.9 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 15.7 | 11.3 |
Participation in cervical cancer screening * | 54.4 | 60.0 | 70.1 | 69.7 | 71.3 |
Visits to a doctor during the last year | |||||
No visit | 14.3 | 6.0 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.4 |
1–2 visits | 29.9 | 28.1 | 28.6 | 25.5 | 28.1 |
3 and more visits | 55.8 | 65.9 | 63.3 | 66.9 | 64.6 |
Fresh vegetables | |||||
Daily | 20.9 | 26.7 | 25.1 | 29.3 | 32.4 |
Less often | 79.1 | 73.3 | 74.9 | 70.7 | 67.6 |
Current daily smoking | |||||
Yes | 9.6 | 10.2 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.1 |
No | 90.4 | 89.8 | 90.7 | 90.7 | 90.9 |
Strong-alcoholic-drink consumption at least once a week | |||||
Yes | 8.5 | 9.5 | 8.3 | 6.1 | 10.2 |
No | 91.5 | 90.5 | 91.7 | 93.9 | 89.8 |
Leisure-time physical activity | |||||
≥2 days/week | 52.8 | 50.1 | 57.6 | 61.0 | 56.6 |
<2 days/week | 47.2 | 49.9 | 42.4 | 39.0 | 43.4 |
Study Years | Participated in both Screenings | Participated only in BC Screening | Participated only in Cervical Cancer Screening | Did not Participate in Both Screenings |
---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | 20.1 | 3.9 | 39.8 | 36.2 |
2008 | 39.0 | 8.4 | 24.5 | 28.1 |
2010 | 51.7 ** | 6.0 | 25.7 | 16.6 ** |
2012 | 54.1 ** | 9.7 | 21.9 | 14.3 ** |
2014 | 58.0 ** | 9.9 | 18.7 | 13.4 ** |
Total | 45.4 | 7.6 | 25.9 | 21.1 |
Variable | Attendance for Mammography Screening | ||
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OR | 95% CI | p | |
Age | 0.99 | 0.97–1.02 | 0.951 |
Education | |||
Low | 1 | ||
Intermediate | 1.30 | 1.01–1.66 | 0.040 |
High | 1.37 | 1.05–1.78 | 0.019 |
Place of residence | |||
Cities | 1 | ||
Towns | 0.52 | 0.41–0.66 | <0.001 |
Villages | 0.52 | 0.40–0.69 | <0.001 |
Marital status | |||
Married | 1 | ||
Unmarried | 0.93 | 0.75–1.16 | 0.538 |
Ethnicity | |||
Lithuanian | 1 | ||
Others | 0.92 | 0.68–1.25 | 0.604 |
Visits to a doctor during the last year | |||
No visit | 1 | ||
1–2 visits | 4.91 | 2.96–8.14 | <0.001 |
3 and more visits | 10.15 | 6.22–16.56 | <0.001 |
Consumption of fresh vegetables | |||
Daily | 1 | ||
Less often | 0.65 | 0.52–0.82 | <0.001 |
Leisure-time physical activity | |||
≥2 days/week | 1 | ||
<2 days/week | 0.76 | 0.61–0.93 | 0.009 |
Daily smoking | |||
No | 1 | ||
Yes | 0.98 | 0.68–1.41 | 0.925 |
Strong-alcoholic-drinks consumption at least once a week | |||
No | 1 | ||
Yes | 0.66 | 0.45–0.97 | 0.037 |
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Kriaucioniene, V.; Petkeviciene, J. Predictors and Trend in Attendance for Breast Cancer Screening in Lithuania, 2006–2014. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 4535. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16224535
Kriaucioniene V, Petkeviciene J. Predictors and Trend in Attendance for Breast Cancer Screening in Lithuania, 2006–2014. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(22):4535. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16224535
Chicago/Turabian StyleKriaucioniene, Vilma, and Janina Petkeviciene. 2019. "Predictors and Trend in Attendance for Breast Cancer Screening in Lithuania, 2006–2014" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 22: 4535. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16224535
APA StyleKriaucioniene, V., & Petkeviciene, J. (2019). Predictors and Trend in Attendance for Breast Cancer Screening in Lithuania, 2006–2014. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(22), 4535. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16224535